Translator: Fringe Capybara

Chapter 80 - Because We Are Friends (2)

Tong JiaShu’s eyes moved around and then said, “But I am a little confused. Didn’t you go above and beyond to bed Boss Lu for the sake of resources? But now you are not asking for resources. Did you bed him for his look?”

“Let’s talk about something else…” Shu Bai changed the subject and seemed to look less pale. Even her eyes seemed to have become livelier. “JiaShu, how have you been all these years?”

“Me?” Tong JiaShu’s look changed a little. There was an almost undetectable hint of loss and dimness. But she finally lifted up her head up high proudly and said, “I am doing well, of course. But you, BaiBai, you need to fight more for yourself.”

Shu Bai said calmly, “I really don’t want to stay in the entertainment circle anymore…” She was not good at lying and her tone was very genuine.

Tong JiaShu did not doubt the truthfulness in her statement and was a little bit surprised.

Shu Bai’s eyes dimmed. “I am not a good fit for this circle…”

“You… want to quit?” Tong JiaShu frowned deeply. “Can you afford the fees for breaching the contract?”

“No,” replied Shu Bai honestly. “But my current presence, I don’t see the difference between where I am now and quitting. I’ll leave as soon as the contract is up…”

“What about your family then?”

“There are many professions in this world and I don’t have to stay in the entertainment circle… I can become a dish washer or a cleaning lady. For someone of my status, I’m not sure I make much more than them…”

Tong JiaShu went quiet all of a sudden. She wouldn’t know that Shu Bai was wavering before. It was her words that made Shu Bai felt that she has a safety net, which helped her made up her mind.

Tong JiaShu looked out of the window aimlessly. An injured sparrow felt off the branch.

Welp. It is what it is. In life, we come alone and we go alone. It wasn’t too bad to be in the circle by oneself.

***

A week later, Qi Yuan finally joined the filming crew. If a fan wanted to see their idols up close and personal without hats, glasses, face masks on, visiting them at their filming location was the only option other than concerts and signing events.

The lucky ones who had been chosen held the banners and posters up high; their eyes filled with pink bubbles. They wanted to scream out in joy but, under the organization and management of the fan club, they were very careful with their own behaviors.

The filming crew was getting ready right now and Gu YuanChen was standing to one side chatting with someone. He looked over at Chi Ying reflexively and saw that she was chatting with another girl in the cast.

He couldn’t let Chi Ying film with Qi Yuan today, thought Gu YuanChen to himself.

Qi Yuan’s fans had already been waiting at the location for days and were finally able to see their idol today. If he let him film the scenes with a brand-new actress with bodily contact, his fans would easily transfer their disgruntlement onto the new actress. In that case, Chi Ying’s reputation on not needing to do multiple takes would be drowned quickly.

Public opinions on the internet rise and fall like a roller coaster. Someone who standing high up on the pedestal could fall into an abyss in the matters of seconds. To get back to where they were would be more difficult than starting from scratch.

Since when did he care so much about the development of an actress? When Gu YuanChen realized that, he was a little bit dazed himself.

Once the filming has gotten under way, Qi Yuan did not disappoint. He was excellent at interpreting the character and with the exception of slight stumbling at a couple spots, the rest was all completed in one shot.

The fans have cherry blossoms in their eyes and topics surrounding Qi Yuan quickly occupied Weibo.

Chi Ying didn’t have any scenes today so she just sat quietly to one side.